Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08
STATE GLEANINGS

day anG sought g quarrel WiCh AoyeS'
the latter claiming that he drew a
knife and that he was obliged TO shoot
in f-defenee. Brady was very pop
uiar among his patrons and associates
and the officer i severely censured Ior
shooting. Keyes gave himself up:
The dead man Is about 40 years Oh
age, married, but without children.
THE body OF John AXE, second base
man of the Duluth Ball Gluo, vino was
drowned at La Crosse on May IL, was
found on the 18th by Fred Monte, q
fisherman, whose set line caught Ia
Axes clothes. The body was lodged
among the roots at the bottom OF the
stream g. few feet from the place where
he was drowned.
JOHN CLARK. afarmer, was arrested
and JAILED st Eau Claire on the charge
OF stealing a valuable dog. Under a
new law this is q state prison otfense.
RESIDENTS Of North Greenfield are
scandalized over the elopement OF Joe
Gruber, a young German, with g. col
ored girl known as Black Topsy.
GEORGE DICKEY, the lumberman
who was run over by the cars at
Spooner, is improving and may re-
cover without the loss of his injured
arm.
MAYOR CoTHRAN, o. Mineral Point,
warns saloonkeepers that he will en-
force the law against selling liquor on
Sundays.
The State Fish Hatchery will con-
sign about 100000 wall.eyed pike to
West Salem. with which TO stock La
Crosse River in the neighborhood OF
Neshonoc Mills.
Two young boys, sons Of William
Murray and Archibald ellis, drown
ed while swimming In Half Moon
Lake.
NELs MOE, g La Crosse druggist, lies
at his home suffering from wound in
the leg that may prove fatal. The In
iured man was handling revolver
when it was accidentally discharged.
A PROPOSITION has been made to
Eau Claire Council by Sickler q Co.,
of Pittsburg, Pa, to erect smelling
works there, to cost 1925, 900 in con-
sideration OF bonus OF $1,000 and
g. suitable site. 4 committee Is con-
sidering the proposition, which will
doubtless be accepted.
SIX masons working on the Ashland
city hail struck against the employ
ment of q non-union workman.
The Ancient Order of United Work
men, OF Wisconsin, will hold its an
nual picnic at Madison On June %.
SEVER KNUDsoN, a logger, was
drowned near Eau Claire. The body
was recovered.
A FARMER named Widdie, under
treatment at St. Francis Hospital,
Madison, was robbed of $165. A
roommate OF the farmer Is suspected
OF the theft.
The supreme court has decided the
case of P. L. Spooner, Jr., ex-insurance
commissioner, against the United
States Accident Insurance Company,
of New York, the court holding COM
plant detective because 1t does not
allege or state defendant had been
licensed to do business in the state,
the order OF the court being that the
order OF the circuit court would be re-
versed and cause rem anded for further
proceedings.
A BRANCH OF the Western Associa
ton OF Collegiate Alumna has been
organized at Madison, in pursuance to
call from DR.. Della G. Lyman, di-
rector for Wisconsin. The following
ladies constitute the membership
Mrs. Helen E. DIN, Mrs. Marion Y.
Fay, Mrs. Belle e-LaFollette, Miss
Grace Clark, Miss Theresa S. Favill,
Miss Lucy N. Gay, Miss Lille j. Bee
croft, Miss Mary Connor, Miss Caro-
line L. Howe and Miss Bertha S. Pit
man.
The case of DR.. S. S. Riddell, abor-
ton, on trial at Ashland, was nolied.
A CHUNK OF copper weighing 1O7
pounds was found on the Grazer farm,
Prospect, Waukesha County.
CHARLIE CRAFT, aged 13, died at
Muskegon, Mich, on the LIST, two
hours after being run over by a train
in the railway yards. He fell from the
top OF Car while catching on. Both
legs were amputated. His parents
formerly resided in Milwaukee.
WILLIAM ToRAN, one Of the head
walters in the Planklnton House, Mil
waukee, suddenly fell to the floor
while several Of the guests were taking
breakfast on the 1st. He was remov-
ed to his room, where he died shortly
afterwards. He had been ailing for a
long time from dropsy and heart dis
ease. The deceased was so years Of
age, and IN old employe of the house.
MRS. JOHNSON, Of La Crosse, reports
that her little 2-year-old son, while
playing with a broken mallet handle,
fell and run the stick through his neck
and jaw, inhicting q terrible wound.
The child it still alive but in a critical
condition.
A DIVISION of the Catholic Knights
OF America, Will be organized at North
La Crosse. with thirty charter mem
bers.
WILLIAM SEEGER paid q fine and
costs OF $40 for maintaining a float
ing bar room at Pike Lake, bayfield,
County.
THE Island View Hotel, being built
at bayfield,, will have frontage OF
$50 feet.
ALEXANDER MCMILLAN, of L a
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